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toggledbits

Now on my Christmas wish list...

toggledbits

OK. I DM'd you something else to try.

toggledbits

DynamicGroupController has the ability to enable actions on the group that pass through to the device in the group (i.e. if you have a group of dimmers, you can set them all at once by sending dimming.set to the group). Does not that fully address your need?

Ref: DynamicGroupController Group Actions

therealdb

I have a couple of situation where I'm using code to iterate over an array (ie: climate entities, lights) to operate them in group, and repeat until every one has done what it needs to do.

It will be very cool to have a For Each command that could iterate visually on the array, so I could continue to define it visually. Pseudo UI, so it's easier to explain:

I'm ok with devices being of type Entity[], loaded via a script block, or with Dynamic Groups (but, in my specific case, this list is know at runtime only).

I know it's not trivial, but one may dream Thanks @toggledbits !

therealdb

@toggledbits nope. Unfortunately, the problems on one of my system I mentioned in my DMs are still there. It's better for sure, but I have lots of timeout while in VPN.

It's probably related to the network in general, but since it's a beach house, I'll try to resolve it at spring time. I'll probably invest in some better network gear and call it a day. My problems are quite similar, but my main obstacle is the structure load, that goes in timeout and forces me to reload the page until it loads.

toggledbits

@gwp1 great news!

@therealdb are you seeing better as well?

toggledbits

Don't worry about the OpenWeatherMap messages, that's just the occasional query failing, and Reactor will retry the query to get what it needs.

Since it's UI side, the best thing to do is to press F12 or whatever key opens up the Developer Tools on the browser you are using. You can usually find it on the browser's menu with a little digging. From there, there is a console where there will be messages for the UI side of things, and just copy-paste that as you've done with the log entries. HTOP on the host... just for my own clarification, that to me means you are running it on the server side, and if it's the UI that's bogging down for some reason, I expect that to not tell us more. If you are on Windows, open Task Manager and look at the browser's performance stats and memory consumption. If Mac, I'm sure there's an equivalent tool.

I would also be curious to hear if the problem resolves (even just temporarily) if you do a refresh on the browser.

Please don't make any big changes (like moving off docker) — I'm almost 100% certain we will find this issue on the UI side and moving Reactor around won't matter, just make unnecessary work for you and a moving target for me. Stay with me, and we'll get to the bottom of this.

therealdb

@gwp1 I think you could just rename it

therealdb

I started with Vera Edge, then Plus, and eventually moved my Z-Wave network to Z-Wave.me UZB. Recently, I wanted to experiment with Z-Wave Long Range, so I needed a new controller. I had Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 on my radar for a while, and I pulled the trigger thanks to Black Friday offers. It was the least complicated migration ever: back up the old, unplug it, stop ZWaveJS, plug in the new controller, and restore the backup—done in a breeze.

I let the mesh adapt for a couple of days, and the result is impressive: 80% of my devices are now reporting directly to the controller. The Z-Wave network feels crazy fast. My setup includes about 70 devices, and I struggled a lot with Vera. I had missing reports on UZB as well, even if sporadic. In the first days of use, this new setup seems definitely better, and its range is phenomenal. More on that later.

Since I was at it, I moved my ZigBee network from Hue Bridge (only lights) to Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 and ZigBee2MQTT, because I wanted to add more ZigBee devices to my network. It seems that all the little weird devices are ZigBee now—I bought a couple of temp/humidity sensors and a ThirdReality Night Light. I'm using it to turn red if the alarm is armed, and as a white night light in the hallway when not armed: very nice to automate with Reactor via Home Assistant.

The ZigBee mesh is still small at 10 devices, but it will eventually improve.

Here's a pic of the two antennas: ZWA-2 on the right, ZBT-2 in the center, and a 33cl bottle of water on the left for comparison.

The ZWA-2 is huge. No wonder it's able to span across three floors and reach the garden with no hops. Mind you, my house is concrete and glass, so not the best in terms of signal. Highly recommended if you want a very powerful Z-Wave antenna, with support for Long Range as well.

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